The Drovers Old Time Medicine Show - Prater's Creek Gazette

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COMMUNITY NEWS	The Prater's Creek Gazette 2nd Issue Summer 1999 Page #2
Drovers Crash All Women's Club The Libby Fair, a traveling music show featuring many of today's top female performers, came to the Midol Center over in Greenville last week. The tour is in its third highly successful year and made its first stop in South Carolina. Tour founder and performer. Sandy McCorley asked local favorites The Drovers Old Time Medicine Show to play the Greenville show and thus become the first male performers to grace the Libby stage. "I really love bluegrass and The Drovers are my favorite band" McCorley said. "And since we were going to be here in the upstate I decided to give them a call and see if they wanted to pick some." How did the Drovers find the experience? "We had a good time!". Uncle Carl said. Added Dalvin, "Yeah, they really started hootin' and hollerin' when we played "It's A Shame To Whip Your Wife! "Homer commented that "those woman bands had some mean roadies though. Whew boy! Where'd they get those mean bunch of fellas?!" It was pointed out by Cousin Ray that the roadies were all female. McCorley said the female performers especially had a great time meeting Grandma Drover and the boys' mama, Doris. "Yeah, they showed Ani DeFranco and The Indigo Girls how to make lace doilies." Obituaries Broadus T. Woodside died last Friday night after being nagged to death by his wife Eunice. Mr. Woodside was a long time member of the Prater's Creek First Baptist Church where he mouthed the words to hymns every Sunday morning. Mr. Woodside was a farmer and was known in these parts for his patience and even temperament, which made it possible to live with his wife as long as he did. Mr. Woodside is survived by his wife Eunice, his sons Adger and Beanpole, daughters Cassie and Loretta, and his coon dog Roscoe. The family will be receiving friends at their home tomorrow night. That is where the women folk can browbeat Eunice, and the men can reminisce about Broadus and drink his "good" liquor out by the woodpile. Services will be held at the church at 2pm Friday. Rev. Carswell asks that everyone be on time because they have a wedding in the church at 3pm. Fish Fry Benefits Local Volunteer Fire Department This Friday night at the fire station on Stewart Gin Road. Plates will be $4 for adults and $2 for children under twelve. The volunteer firemen are still trying to raise enough money to buy a fire truck. "A few more of these suppers and we can afford a real fire truck" said Chief Flint McCalister. McCalister also said his band, Flint and the Flat Tops, would perform after the fish fry. Birth Announcements Mr. and Mrs. Enos Clyde are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Calvin. Enos and Ruby were on their honeymoon trip to Dollywood, riding on the bumper cars, when Ruby yelled to Enos and the bumper car attendant that " My dang water broke!" Baby Calvin weighed in at 16 lbs. 8ozs. Jasper Thompson Wins Chili Cook Off Jasper Thompson, a forty-two year old farmer, won the 36th Annual Prater's Creek Chili Cook off held last week. Thompson calls his prize winning recipe "Jasper's Jumpin' Jivin' Jowl Jammin' Chili". "Satan's Chili" was what one of the judges was calling it the day after the contest. The rest of the judges and many of those who sampled "Jasper's Jumpin' Jivin' Jowl Jammin' Chili" reported severe abdominal cramps the next day. With all of the beer sales going to the Pickens County Children's Home, this year's charity beneficiary. a new record for donations was set. Donations nearly doubled the previous record set at last '.ear's event. Charity organizer Bob Stewart attributed the high beer sales to "Jasper's Jumpin' Jivin' Jowl Jammin' Chili." "The Pickens County Children's Home would like to thank Budweiser for donating the beer and thank Mr. Thompson for his chill." Stewart said. "The State has been niggardly with its funds this year. We will be able to do a lot of good with that money. Now we can afford to take the children to Dollywood." Pickens County Drug Enforcement Calls Off Investigation The three month investigation into a suspected marijuana growing scheme was called off last week after Pickens County Drug Enforcement officers dropped manufacturing charges against Jasper Thompson of Prater's Creek. The officers suspected Thompson of growing the illegal plant on his farm after they stumbled upon booby traps that Thompson had placed around some hidden plants in the woods behind his farm. "He wouldn't tell us what he was growing back there" Officer Dewey Johnson told the Gazette. After Thompson won the town's chili Cookoff (see above story), he revealed he had only been growing special chili peppers for the contest. "He took us back out to his farm and showed us the plants and proved he was only growing peppers" officer Johnson said. "So we dropped the charges against him." When asked about his time in the county jail. Thompson said he harbored no bad feeling against the sheriffs department. "Nah, I just gave them officers an extra big bowl of my chili to show 'em I had no hard feelings," the fanner added with a wink and a smile.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

The Prater's Creek Gazette

2nd Issue Summer 1999 Page #2

Drovers Crash All Women's Club

The Libby Fair, a traveling music show featuring many of today's top female performers, came to the Midol Center over in Greenville last week. The tour is in its third highly successful year and made its first stop in South Carolina. Tour founder and performer. Sandy McCorley asked local favorites The Drovers Old Time Medicine Show to play the Greenville show and thus become the first male performers to grace the Libby stage.

"I really love bluegrass and The Drovers are my favorite band" McCorley said. "And since we were going to be here in the upstate I decided to give them a call and see if they wanted to pick some." How did the Drovers find the experience? "We had a good time!". Uncle Carl said. Added Dalvin, "Yeah, they really started hootin' and hollerin' when we played "It's A Shame To Whip Your Wife!

"Homer commented that "those woman bands had some mean roadies though. Whew boy! Where'd they get those mean bunch of fellas?!" It was pointed out by Cousin Ray that the roadies were all female.

McCorley said the female performers especially had a great time meeting Grandma Drover and the boys' mama, Doris. "Yeah, they showed Ani DeFranco and The Indigo Girls how to make lace doilies."

Obituaries

Broadus T. Woodside died last Friday night after being nagged to death by his wife Eunice. Mr. Woodside was a long time member of the Prater's Creek First Baptist Church where he mouthed the words to hymns every Sunday morning. Mr. Woodside was a farmer and was known in these parts for his patience and even temperament, which made it possible to live with his wife as long as he did.

Mr. Woodside is survived by his wife Eunice, his sons Adger and Beanpole, daughters Cassie and Loretta, and his coon dog Roscoe. The family will be receiving friends at their home tomorrow night. That is where the women folk can browbeat Eunice, and the men can reminisce about Broadus and drink his "good" liquor out by the woodpile. Services will be held at the church at 2pm Friday. Rev. Carswell asks that everyone be on time because they have a wedding in the church at 3pm.

Fish Fry Benefits Local Volunteer Fire Department

This Friday night at the fire station on Stewart Gin Road. Plates will be $4 for adults and $2 for children under twelve. The volunteer firemen are still trying to raise enough money to buy a fire truck. "A few more of these suppers and we can afford a real fire truck" said Chief Flint McCalister. McCalister also said his band, Flint and the Flat Tops, would perform after the fish fry.

Birth Announcements

Mr. and Mrs. Enos Clyde are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Calvin. Enos and Ruby were on their honeymoon trip to Dollywood, riding on the bumper cars, when Ruby yelled to Enos and the bumper car attendant that " My dang water broke!" Baby Calvin weighed in at 16 lbs. 8ozs.

Jasper Thompson Wins Chili Cook Off

Jasper Thompson, a forty-two year old farmer, won the 36th Annual Prater's Creek Chili Cook off held last week. Thompson calls his prize winning recipe "Jasper's Jumpin' Jivin' Jowl Jammin' Chili". "Satan's Chili" was what one of the judges was calling it the day after the contest.

The rest of the judges and many of those who sampled "Jasper's Jumpin' Jivin' Jowl Jammin' Chili" reported severe abdominal cramps the next day. With all of the beer sales going to the Pickens County Children's Home, this year's charity beneficiary. a new record for donations was set. Donations nearly doubled the previous record set at last '.ear's event. Charity organizer Bob Stewart attributed the high beer sales to "Jasper's Jumpin' Jivin' Jowl Jammin' Chili."

"The Pickens County Children's Home would like to thank Budweiser for donating the beer and thank Mr. Thompson for his chill." Stewart said. "The State has been niggardly with its funds this year. We will be able to do a lot of good with that money. Now we can afford to take the children to Dollywood."

Pickens County Drug Enforcement Calls Off Investigation

The three month investigation into a suspected marijuana growing scheme was called off last week after Pickens County Drug Enforcement officers dropped manufacturing charges against Jasper Thompson of Prater's Creek. The officers suspected Thompson of growing the illegal plant on his farm after they stumbled upon booby traps that Thompson had placed around some hidden plants in the woods behind his farm. "He wouldn't tell us what he was growing back there" Officer Dewey Johnson told the Gazette. After Thompson won the town's chili Cookoff (see above story), he revealed he had only been growing special chili peppers for the contest. "He took us back out to his farm and showed us the plants and proved he was only growing peppers" officer Johnson said. "So we dropped the charges against him." When asked about his time in the county jail. Thompson said he harbored no bad feeling against the sheriffs department. "Nah, I just gave them officers an extra big bowl of my chili to show 'em I had no hard feelings," the fanner added with a wink and a smile.